Lie Detector Tests in Nevada

Except as otherwise provided, it is unlawful for any private employer in Nevada to:

1. Directly or indirectly, require, request, suggest or cause any employee or prospective employee to take any lie detector test;
2. Use, accept, refer to or inquire concerning the results of any lie detector test of any employee or prospective employee;
3. Discharge, discipline, discriminate against in any manner or deny employment or promotion to, or threaten to take any such action against, any employee or prospective employee:
   • Who refuses, declines or fails to take or submit to any lie detector test; or
   • On the basis of the results of any lie detector test; or
4. Discharge, discipline, discriminate against in any manner, deny employment or promotion to or threaten to take any such action against any employee or prospective employee who has:
   • Filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any legal proceeding under this law;
   • Testified or may testify in any legal proceeding instituted under this law; or
   • Exercised the rights, or has exercised on behalf of another person the rights, afforded under this law.

For purposes of this law, employer includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee or prospective employee. There are exceptions to the restrictions on polygraph exams for employers that manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances; for employees involved in ongoing investigations of theft, embezzlement, property damage etc.; or for security personnel.